Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Police release footage of assailant striking Pelosi's husband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco police released dramatic video footage on Friday of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, being struck by a hammer as police rushed in to ...
Jan 27, 2023 A screenshot of Capitol Police security footage shows David DePape outside the home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on October 28, 2022, in San Francisco, California, U.S. San Francisco District Attorney/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY REFILE - CORRECTING SOURCE OF THE PICTURE
Biden picks Jeff Zients as next chief of staff -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in health care and the e...
Jan 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
National Archives asks former U.S. presidents, VPs to check for classified documents- CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Archives asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents on Thursday to re-check their personal records for any classified documents or other presidential records a...
Jan 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The National Archives building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES)
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- The cause of a fire in Peoria overnight remains under investigation. The fire was reported around 12:15 a.m. Friday at a home near the corner of W. Millman and S. Blaine Streets. Fire ...
Jan 27, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria Heights home damaged by fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A Peoria Heights home sustained major fire and smoke damage late Wednesday night. In a Facebook post, the Peoria Heights Fire Department said crews were called to E. Robin Cour...
Jan 26, 2023 D4E / CC
U.S. economy grows strongly in fourth quarter; weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter as consumers boosted spending on goods, but momentum appears to have slowed considerably towards the en...
Jan 26, 2023 People ride escalator at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
IL Senate GOP hopes to block graduated income tax efforts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Senate Republicans are hoping to stave off any renewed attempts to pass a progressive income tax. There's been talk of trying again to pass a new tax structure, after it ...
Jan 26, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State rifle association seeks preliminary injunction in federal suit
Bonfield, Ill. -- The Illinois State Rifle Association has requested a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the state's assault weapons ban. The federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District...
Jan 26, 2023 The National Crime Agency / CC
Splits emerge as U.S. House Republicans demand Biden negotiate on debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are divided over how hard a line to take on the debt ceiling, but were united on Wednesday in demanding that Democratic ...
Jan 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The American flag flies over the U.S. Treasury building, after the U.S. government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit amid a standoff between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, President Joe Biden and Democratic legislators that could lead to a fiscal crisis in a few months, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
Update: Russian missile and drone attacks kill at least 11 - Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones in waves of attacks on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, damaging dozens of buildings and energy facilities in an array of regions,...
Jan 26, 2023 Local residents remove debris from a house of their neighbour damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Hlevakha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
